Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

There is a simple point to be made about this. Deputy Gilmore referred to the need to maintain jobs in this economy. If we are to maintain jobs and get back to the functioning economy we all want to see, there must be a functioning banking system. Every businessman trying to maintain and grow jobs requires access to sufficient credit in order to do his business and grow his enterprise.

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